USA 159, 26880
Orbit data source: Space-Track
USA 159, 26880 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 06 Aug 2001 UTC via a TITAN 402B/IUS launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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USA 159 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Mission | Operational Defense Classified |
| Bus & Motor | DSP B18, MRE-4 |
| Mass | ~2,360 kg wet, ~2,200 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl + 1 Pan, 11.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 31.528 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 USA 159
1 26880U 01033A 24360.44773502 -.00000282 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 26880 12.2759 20.0724 0000751 236.4931 309.6762 1.00281135 27562Epoch: 2024-12-25T10:44Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T10:44:44.305Z)
| Latitude | -1.31224° |
| Longitude | -49.52905° |
| Altitude | 35,781.669 km |
| Speed | 3.075 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 44m 23s |
| True Declination | -1° 18' 39" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -1.53867° |
| Longitude | -48.49075° |
| Altitude | 35,781.764 km |
| Speed | 3.075 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 11m 58s |
| Apparent Declination | -7° 29' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:06:09 |
| Azimuth | 114.881° SE |
| Elevation | 16.247° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 35,788.14 km |
| Perigee altitude | 35,781.807 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,163.111 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0000751 |
| Inclination | 12.2759° |
| RAAN | 20.0724° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 236.4931° |
| True anomaly | 309.66958° |
| Mean anomaly | 309.6762° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 309.67289° |
| Mean motion | 0.25069 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 1436.01 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2001 (2001-08-06 UTC)
| USA 159, 26880 |
| TITAN 4B R/B, 26881 (Decayed) |
| IUS R/B(1), 26882 |
| IUS R/B(2), 26883 |
| USA 159 DEB, 26887 |
USA 159 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 187 mins | 2024-12-26 10:44:55.519Z | 114.895° SE | 2024-12-26 10:44:55.519Z | 114.895° SE | 15.623° | 2024-12-26 13:51:55.519Z | 121.401° SE |
| 933 mins | 2024-12-26 19:11:55.519Z | 119.557° SE | 2024-12-27 03:46:55.519Z | 103.364° ESE | 23.813° | 2024-12-27 10:44:55.519Z | 115.055° SE |
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